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<p>Through our AAWAZ voice and accountability programme (aawaz means “voice” in Urdu),
DFID works to foster tolerance and social cohesion between different religious groups
in 4,500 villages across 45 districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It reaches
directly over 3 million poor men, women and minority groups including religious minorities
(Christian, Sikh, Hindu and others) to address issues of inequality and discrimination,
and to prevent violence. Communities identify potential sectarian and inter-faith
based conflicts, mapping out where and when they might take place and identifying
who is best at a local level to pre-empt or resolve conflict. This has enabled communities
to work across sects and faiths to prevent 193 interfaith/sectarian conflicts and
resolve 1,097 community conflicts (water/land and other disputes) through negotiation
and compromise, benefitting 4,314,685 people. A successor programme to Aawaz is planned
for 2018 onwards, building on successes and learning lessons from this programme.</p>
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